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The best new Android apps for April 2024
Many new Android apps are out there, but keeping track of them is tough. But we’re happy to do that hard work for you. We’ve scoured the internet to find the best new Android apps available, focusing on apps that offer something different to the status quo. Be sure to visit our list of the best Android apps of all time and our selection of the best new Android apps released in 2023 for more.
The best new Android apps for April 2024
Google Photomath
Google’s newest AI app helps kids (and adults) with complex math problems.
- Price: Free / Photomath Plus subscription from $9.99 per month, $69.99 per annum
- Developer: Google
I’ll admit Google Photomath isn’t necessarily a new app. It’s been on the Play Store for nearly 10 years under another publisher. However, this month, the Google-owned app is finally badged as one of the company’s many AI products.
The app allows users to snap pictures of math equations. It then crunches the numbers and provides an answer, including the steps required to find it. Photomath works for more complex problems, like calculus and quadratic equations, or more mundane workings. It also provides definitions and explainers of related terms, teaching users as they go.
In my experience, the trickiest part of the app is getting the entire equation in the frame. Often, the app doesn’t recognize the problem. Resizing the frame itself is also finicky.
Photomath is free to use, but there are premium options on offer that add animated tutorials and more detailed explainers.
Adobe Express
Embedded in Adobe’s creative ecosystem? Add this app to your kit.
- Price: Free
- Developer: Adobe
Not to be left behind in the generative AI battle, Adobe has released its new Express app beta. The app gives users access to Adobe’s Firefly AI and its nifty smarts.
In short, the app is essentially a Canva rival, allowing users to create content, like posters and social media posts, using a bevy of tools and templates. As an Adobe app, those embedded in its ecosystem can access content from Creative Cloud.
Notably, the app is still in beta, so many features are free. However, it’s unclear which items will be locked behind a paywall once the stable version arrives. Nevertheless, it’s a good time to give this app a whirl, provided you have a compatible phone.
YouTube Create
YouTube’s mobile editing app is now widely available in the US.
- Price: Free
- Developer: Google
I covered YouTube Create last year, but the app wasn’t quite ready for the big time. This month, the app is now widely available in the US for those who want a quick mobile editing solution for their YouTube Shorts.
The app offers all the tools you could need, including trimming controls, video meshing features, caption creation, background removal, and a host of music, filters, and effects. At its heart, the app isn’t a total video editing solution but is rather designed to help you get your video up as quickly as possible. As a result, it’ll be fairly lacking for those who want more granular controls or higher export quality.
Weather Today
A sleek weather app with Dark Sky appeal and useful radar.
- Price: Free, ad-supported / Premium Light subscription from $3.99 per year / Premium subscription from $6.99 per year
- Developer: Michael Kokoschka
My weather app hunt continues this week with Weather Today, a surprisingly comprehensive tool for pensive sky watchers. It doesn’t focus on aesthetics as much as other apps I’ve covered before, but it provides a dizzying amount of information concisely and legibly.
You can view detailed forecasts for specific days, including solar and lunar details, minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts, a great radar, and an hourly forecast view. It also has some clean widgets (albeit locked behind the premium subscription), whether you want live air quality readings or a look at the day ahead.
The app is free but is supported by ads. You can pay a small fee annually if you want to eliminate those and unlock several additional options.
HelloHabit
A surprisingly good habit building, tracking, and scheduling app.
- Price: Free, limited functionality / HelloHabit Premium from $1.99 per month, $9.99 per annum
- Developer: RightLife
HelloHabit is the newest app on my list this week and perhaps the most frustrating. It’s a habit-building app at its heart and is especially useful for reminding you to complete often mundane but necessary tasks.
There are many habits to choose from, including fitness and health, mindfulness, and chores, and you can also create your own. There’s also an option to keep track of bad habits for those who wish to kick them.
The UI is perhaps the most intuitive and pleasing I’ve ever used on a habit tracker app. There are also multiple views, making it easy to visualize how much you’ve accomplished each week.
Unfortunately, HelloHabit’s free tier is limited to tracking just three habits, with limited journal entries and scheduled events. You’ll need to pay a subscription fee for unlimited access to these. Granted, it’s not an extraordinarily steep amount, but the app does not indicate this limitation until you try to create your fourth habit. There is a seven day trial, though, and it’s well worth giving this app a go.
Unexpected Keyboard
An aesthetically simple but deeply powerful keyboard app.
- Price: Free
- Developer: Julow
Finally, I’m closing this week’s roundup with a keyboard. I’ve been using Gboard for as long as I can remember, but it can often be a weighty, clunky experience on older devices. Enter Unexpected Keyboard.
The app weighs in at less than 500KB and is remarkably swift on the devices I’ve tried it on so far. In addition to its simplicity, it also offers more advanced features. Most keys have multiple abilities and special characters accessed through a tap and swipe in a given direction.
Unexpected Keyboard won’t be for everyone. It lacks Gboard and Swiftkey’s smarts, including autocomplete, clipboard, and broad theme support. However, it requires only two permissions and neither is connecting to the internet — great for privacy-minded users.